ELIDA, OH (WLIO) - An award-winning author and illustrator urges the students at Elida Elementary to dream big.
Bruce Hale has written and drawn over 70 different books.
Bruce Hale has written and drawn over 70 different books. He started with picture books and then got into chapter books, creating such series as "Chet Gecko Mysteries" and the "Clark the Shark" series. Hale talked to the kids about his path to becoming an author and the importance of using their imagination.
Hale talked to the kids about his path to becoming an author and the importance of using their imagination.
"I hope that I have encouraged them to listen to themselves and express themselves creatively. Whether they want to become a piano player, or if they want to become a politician, or whatever, but to express themselves and use their creativity for a good cause," says Bruce Hale, author/illustrator.
Hale says when kids dream big, they also need to be encouraged to follow their dreams.
Hale says when kids dream big, they also need to be encouraged to follow their dreams. Even if they don't make it, they may find something along the way that they may be good at.
